Wear them for school dances, costume parties, Halloween, or just for fun on Saturdays; these flower clips and headbands bring playful summer colors into coming the fall and winter grays. Goodwill is a great place to find artificial flowers for projects like these because they have a good selection of colors and flower varieties - and the prices are much better than those you’ll find at craft stores

You will need: 

-Artificial flowers, fruits or other small decorations from Goodwill

-Hair clips, headbands (can sometimes be found at Goodwill or at craft store)

-Foam shapes (spheres, cubes, plates) from a craft store

- Floral or jewelry wire, pliers, hot glue

To start, I cut a 2.5 inch sphere in half and used wire to secure a hair clip to the bottom. To secure the clip, poke the wire through from the top of the foam ball to the bottom and thread it through the hole at the edge of the clip. Pull in through and twist the wire back onto itself.  Do the same for the hole on the other side of the clip. Continue looping wires around the clip and through the foam ball until the clip is secure. Next begin removing flowers from their stems and arranging them into the foam. You might have one or two big flowers surrounded by smaller ones, or do a covering of all small blooms. You may find interesting grasses or more sculptural flowers and those are great too. See if you can find a piece of netting on hats, or other accessories at Goodwill to give your piece a more dramatic and vintage look.

Your flowers don’t have to be this big either.You could use a smaller clip and just use one or two simple flowers for a more subtle arrangement. Use hot glue or epoxy to secure the flowers to the clip and reinforce the connection with wire (you can then cover any exposed wire by gluing a flower or a few petals on top. These smaller clips you can use to attach flowers to your backpack or clothes, too.

It’s pretty simple. So, the next time you see some irresistible flowers at Goodwill, pick up a few and give this project a try.